theterrym
Finally riding a big boys bike
I had a very busy day. The wheels are trued up and tires on and the old gal can finally stand up on her own. I figured since
it now resembles a bike I would move it from project rides to pre 33. Everything was going very well until I made a fatal mistake.
I had my wife help me put the seat on.*I held everything in place and I just wanted her to tighten the bolt. Two turn in she
dropped the wrench, it hit the frame and left a huge chunk of paint missing. She felt really bad, but I told her it sucks, but isn't
that hard to do a small repair(I do this everyday for a living). She did give me permission to tell the tale since it was a good story
and we both agreed she wont be helping with any further assembly. Im so happy to see it almost done it really doesn't bother me.
The handle bars are a bit of a nightmare. Im determined to save them, but it is a huge job. The ends were so rusted I had to cut them off and replace as well as the center where it attaches to the stem. At some point in the bikes life the bars were loose so the owner fixed this by jamming
a large steel spike in the stem. the bars were tight again, but the bars were badly bent and crushed. it will be a lot of hours, but ill get them right again.
it now resembles a bike I would move it from project rides to pre 33. Everything was going very well until I made a fatal mistake.
I had my wife help me put the seat on.*I held everything in place and I just wanted her to tighten the bolt. Two turn in she
dropped the wrench, it hit the frame and left a huge chunk of paint missing. She felt really bad, but I told her it sucks, but isn't
that hard to do a small repair(I do this everyday for a living). She did give me permission to tell the tale since it was a good story
and we both agreed she wont be helping with any further assembly. Im so happy to see it almost done it really doesn't bother me.
The handle bars are a bit of a nightmare. Im determined to save them, but it is a huge job. The ends were so rusted I had to cut them off and replace as well as the center where it attaches to the stem. At some point in the bikes life the bars were loose so the owner fixed this by jamming
a large steel spike in the stem. the bars were tight again, but the bars were badly bent and crushed. it will be a lot of hours, but ill get them right again.
